sandra o’connor lifelong learning officer update
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Sandra O’Connor Lifelong Learning Officer
UpdateUpdate
Putting Theory Into PracticePutting Theory Into Practice
Letters of SupportLetters of Support
You can help by providing positive feedback, particularly focusing on these main areas:
• The value of Scran in your libraries
• How you are going to use Scran
• Who will benefit from Scran
The Scottish Executive are currently reviewing the funding of Scran.
We want to keep providing the same level of service and online content. We want to keep providing the same level of support and training.
• Library training presentations PowerPoint downloads
• Events and Activities ideas and ready-to-use materials
• What’s On? promote your events and share your ideas
• News Encourage your staff to subscribe to the newsletter
Plenty going on…Plenty going on…
Adult Learners' Week Adult Learners' Week 21st May to 27th May 2005 21st May to 27th May 2005
One of the annual campaigns that SALP co-ordinates in Scotland to inspire and encourage people
to take up learning opportunities.
Many Public Libraries took advantage of their new access to Scran and offered a wide variety of Scran workshops and
promotional events to their users and local communities.
Family Learning Week Family Learning Week 26th June to 3rd July 200526th June to 3rd July 2005
Looking for ideas?Looking for ideas?
Toys - which toys do you remember playing with?Street play - which games do you remember playing?
Poster Display Quizzes
Ready To Print And Use
Two new poster quizzes
Toys Street play
Looking for ideas?Looking for ideas?
I challenge you to use your search skills to search Scran to find everything on this sheet.
Ready To Print And UseScavenger Hunt
TODAY YOU ARE GOING TO BECOME DETECTIVES !!!
Looking for ideas?Looking for ideas?
Create A Scene In The Library
Playground fun - Charming cottage - Orchard fruits - Woodland trees
Dinosaur beach - Dinosaur landscape - Dinosaurs in space
Insect stunts - Insect world - Insect holes
Spiders in the bakery (Or cooking up trouble)
Spiders in the supermarket (Or David Bellamy meets his match)
NEW fun and simple activity for all the family
Create A Scene In The Library
Create A Scene In The Library
Create A Scene In The Library
Create A Scene In The Library
Create A Scene In The Library
What’s On?What’s On?
If you are running a Scran event please send me the details and I will add them to the events list.
FIFE
Challenging all children! Be a detective! Come to A Scavenger Hunt at Methil Library, Wellesley Road, Methil on Wednesday, 29th June 2005 at 3.30pm. Fun! Prizes! And....lots more!
Family Learning Week26th June to 3rd July 2005
What’s Been On?What’s Been On?
Building a useful collection of Case Studies that:
• explain what you did and how you did it
• share your success
• highlight possible problems
• help fuel new developments
• link to past events to give everyone ideas for future ones
Sharing Good Practice
What’s Been On?What’s Been On?
Please remember to forward:1. Details of all the Scran events in your libraries
2. Case Studies demonstrating all the innovative ways you are using Scran in your libraries
Your continuing support will be important to the development of this area.
Promoting your Promoting your libraries using libraries using
ScranScran
• free publicity
• are often looking for news items
• can use Scran images if promoting Scran
• can promote your library activities
• will generate interest
• we are happy to help organise this
Community Newspapers
Copyright?
If in doubt get in touch.
Promoting your Promoting your libraries libraries
• often need to fill a page
• may be interested in a regular feature
Community Newspapers
What would I have to do?• help with contacts
• source images
• provide expertise, enthusiasm and ideas
Quick to organise
We will help
Get into training Get into training
A New Practical WorkshopA New Practical WorkshopA new session where library staff create something their library can use.
• Resource packs
• PowerPoint presentations
• Quizzes and activities
• Displays
Outcomes from the session can be extremely flexible.
I am happy to discuss individual requirements and I am accepting bookings now.
Training can be organised regionally if preferred.
Focus groupsFocus groupsBenefits include:
Involvement and Input
New developments
New resources
Tailored training
Valued feedback
An idea you An idea you want to get off want to get off the ground?the ground?
A problem to solve?A problem to solve?
An event you want to shout about?An event you want to shout about?
Get in touch
Sandra O’ConnorLifelong Learning Officer
www.scran.ac.ukwww.scran.ac.uk
[email protected]@scran.ac.uk
Telephone0131 662 1211
Well done
Thank you all for attending today.
Thank you to SLIC for organising today’s seminar.
Thank you to the speakers for your time and support.
I hope you have found the speakers as interesting and inspiring as I have.